Issued:
2013-02-21
Updated:
2013-02-21

RHSA-2013:0503 - Moderate: 389-ds-base security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Synopsis

Moderate: 389-ds-base security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated 389-ds-base packages that fix one security issue, numerous bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Description

The 389-ds-base packages provide 389 Directory Server, which is an LDAPv3 compliant server. The base packages include the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server and command-line utilities for server administration.

A flaw was found in the way 389 Directory Server enforced ACLs after performing an LDAP modify relative distinguished name (modrdn) operation. After modrdn was used to move part of a tree, the ACLs defined on the moved (Distinguished Name) were not properly enforced until the server was restarted. This could allow LDAP users to access information that should be restricted by the defined ACLs. (CVE-2012-4450)

This issue was discovered by Noriko Hosoi of Red Hat.

These updated 389-ds-base packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Technical Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of 389-ds-base are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue and provide numerous bug fixes and enhancements. After installing this update, the 389 server service will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • 389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-11.el6.src.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-libs-1.2.11.15-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-debuginfo-1.2.11.15-11.el6.i686.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-libs-1.2.11.15-11.el6.i686.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-11.el6.i686.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-debuginfo-1.2.11.15-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-devel-1.2.11.15-11.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • 389-ds-base-devel-1.2.11.15-11.el6.i686.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information